'Awful' wall to be tackled

A suggestion from last winter that Kilcullen Community Action 'adopt' the section of the New Abbey Road from the traffic lights was raised again at the most recent meeting of the organisation.

During a general discussion on what Tidy Towns matters might be pursued during the coming spring and summer, Celia Travers said the wall and the church car park were 'just awful', especially since the recent refurbishment of the Library across the road.

Recalling the original suggestion, Ray Kelly noted that the offending wall was 'half owned by the church, and half by Andrew Nolan'. "Both might be persuaded to help clean it up," he said.

He added that investment in a power washer by KCA might be generally useful, and specifically for cleaning up the wall. "We should look seriously at the idea," he said.

Moving away from that particular area, Celia Travers also raised the possibility of KCA doing some 'maintenance on the timber topping of the bridge'. It was decided that the matter would be looked at when the weather got drier.

Ray Kelly also said he would look into cleaning up and painting bollards on the New Abbey Road and the pump at The Hideout.